Grade 2 Administrative Assistant (Queensbury School) in Birmingham

Post: Grade 2 Administrative Assistant - Maternity Cover

Salary: Grade 2 - £25,614 - £27,709 FTE (£17,916.34 - £19,381.74 Actual)

Hours of work: 29.20 hours (4 x days per week, negotiable)

Contract type: Fixed Term (Maternity Cover). Term Time Only

Start date of role: January 2027

Closing date: 9 November 2026

Interview date: 25 November 2026

Enhanced DBS Check Required: Yes

About the role:

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Administrative Assistant to join our team on a fixed term Maternity Cover contract up to August 2027. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing effective administrative and organisational processes within the Academy and to provide an effective clerical and reception service to Academy staff, students, and visitors.

Responsibilities include:

• Delivering an effective reception service including answering routine telephone and face to face enquiries; signing in visitors and sorting and distributing internal and external mail
• Undertaking administrative duties related to the post such as production of letters, reports and other documents as requested using relevant ICT packages
• Providing administrative support for example, photocopying, filing, emailing, completing routine forms and responding to routine correspondence
• Maintaining manual and computerised records/returns/management information systems
• Maintaining stock and supplies and distributing as required or as directed
• Undertaking other duties appropriate to the grade and role of the post as requested by the line manager

You may be required to work across either site. Experience of working in a school environment is desirable. Applicants must be computer literate with excellent organisational skills.

We can offer:

• A collaborative and inclusive culture that values every employee.
• A committed, hardworking team who strive to provide the best education for all students.
• Comprehensive induction and probation support and regular opportunities for professional development and growth.
• 10 staff training days across the academic year; one or two of these days may be aggregated which means completing training outside of normal working hours in twilight sessions.
• An Employee Assistance Programme via the BHSF App – including free totally confidential support, access to a GP 24/7 and counselling.
• Access to discounts and offers at many well-known retailers and other organisations via the BHSF App.
• Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for support staff or Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) for Teachers.
• Generous annual leave entitlement for support staff based on length of service, starting at 29 days pro-rata, rising to 32 at 5 years’ plus service and 34 following 10 years’ plus service.
• Family friendly policies.
• Onsite parking at all sites.
• We are the only Trust to provide SEN Allowances to ALL roles who work with students, including Teachers, TA’s, Care Assistants, Pastoral Care, Guides and Drivers.

If you are determined, hardworking and think that working at our Trust might be for you, then we would love to hear from you.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable), qualifications, medical fitness, identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Please note that only Trust application forms will be accepted. We will not read accompanying Curriculum Vitaes (CV’s) or accept them instead of an application form.

Please note that applications must be the creation of the candidate applying; while technology, including artificial intelligence, may be used to help the candidate select certain phraseology, if substantial use of AI is used, the application will be disregarded.

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.